184 entries under "sound"

Acemo: Where They At (Swaya’s remix)

Body-shaker of the week. The original comes alive with African percussion, echoed synths, and a stronger rhythmic drive.

Two things from musical master Jacob Collier, but not really about the music: 1) dance animations created from the spinning of a vinyl disc, and 2) he spells out words by playing the piano. The latter is something that normal humans accomplish via a lengthy editing process on the computer—he performs it live.

The Backyardigans: Castaways

This lovely little bossa nova for kids (apparently going viral on TikTok, which I don’t use), comes from The Backyardigans, which is a show where every episode features a different music genre! Wish I grew up watching that… Adam Neely does a deep dive into the music theory devices employed in the song.

Punkt.vrt.Plastik: Somit (2021)

‘Spiky’ avant-garde jazz from Berlin. Vague meters and uneven clocks. I also grooved hard to the slightly steadier Nuremberg Amok from an older album.

Cal Tjader: Complete Concert By The Sea

Lovely Latin jazz with congas and cowbells.

Meara O’Reilly: Hockets for Two Voices (2019)

If you liked the pygmy hockets from last week, check this out. In these exquisite duets with herself, she manages to create a diversity of moods using only the sound of her own voice.

Athletic Progression: OSAKA

High-energy vortex non-stop fire drumming.

Yellow Spoon: Octopus

Minute-long drum amen break escapade.

Jaubi: Raga Gurji Todi (2021)

Mix of jazz, raga, and rock.

Doja Cat, SZA: Kiss Me More

I’ve never seen such fiery dance choreography by someone in a wheelchair.

MC Fioti: Bum Bum Tam Tam

This funk carioca body-shaker blasting at home signalled my friend’s long-awaited scheduling of a COVID vaccine. I dig the music, and it has gotten over a billion views, but the video hurts your eyes. Featuring samples of Bach’s Flute Partita in A minor.

Tariq Harb: Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 on Guitar

A challenge to translate this from organ keyboard to six strings. Classical music on guitar is one of the most sublime things.

Unesco Collection MUSICAL SOURCES: Aka Pygmy Music

Lots of polyphonic hockets. We are privileged as a species to have an opportunity to hear this—sound that comes from the earth by people who have a relationship with the land they live on.

Adam Neely, Kate Steinberg: Run Away With Me, reharmonized

Jazz and prog rock arrangement of Carly-Rae Jepsen’s Come away with me.

Samba De Fato: Eu Não Quero Saber

A song about moving on. The melody revisits me from time to time, and lately I find myself enjoying the lyrics. The first disc of the album has a bunch of other great tracks, worth a listen.

Dona Onete: No Meio do Pitiú

Body-shaker that is, as I understand, named after smelly fish.

Caetano Veloso: Ofertorio (live)

I’ve been learning to sing and play some songs on guitar from this album. Many feature a deceptive simplicity and create a diversity of feelings by re-using smaller parts. I feel somewhat ashamed that it took until my second trip to Brazil to know about this artist.

J Dilla Instrumentals Mix Vol 1

Hours and hours of J Dilla's hip-hop instrumentals. If you’re not familiar with Dilla beats, introduce yourself to the supreme sonic masterpiece that is Donuts.

Tigran Hamasyan: Revisiting the Film

Kaleidoscopic colour shifting, intricate rhythms and interplay between subdivisions and the meter, and yet a consistent flow (if you can hang on through the chaos)—a meticulous freak out. @flying_fisher thinks the voice sounds like mine. The melodic style reminds me of Pedro Martins’ album from last week.

Kevin Seddiki: Cuban guitar groove

Treating the frets as a percussion instrument.